Via Egnatia Book, Map & GPS

Via Egnatia on Foot

A walk through the Balkans! What has this2000yearold road been through?In whosefootstepsyou follow? The ViaEgnatiaas a mirror ofhistory. You can findremains from theRoman, Byzantine andOttoman periods. Mosquesandmosaics, bath housesand churches, ruins ofancient Romanstations.On thebasis of what youencounter you will go deeply in thefascinating history oftheBalkans.You hike througha beautiful and variedlandscape. Thehospitable people are waiting to welcome youto thisculturalpilgrimage. A book thatopens upa worldfor you. Even for those whodo notwalk, but drive a car,there are specialroutesdescribedto the highlightsfrom the road. And for those who prefer ‘walking inthespirit’, the vast cultural and historicalpart of the bookremains interesting.

This 256 page guide book contains a step by step description of the route (475km), 30 detailed topographic maps, 7 city maps with city walks and GPS coordinates and a lot of pictures.
Ample attention is given to history, backgrounds, practical information and useful hints.
A table of commonly used words in Albanian, Macedonian and Greek is included.